Is this statement true? "The effects of trauma aren't always easy to heal from"

[Silver7]

The human body remembers the feeling of trauma, so even if you could forget all the events that gave you this trauma, ....forgetting would only result in you still feeling internal trauma but you just wouldn't know why you are feeling trauma because you forgot the events in your life that caused it

(So what I'm saying is that someone might think forgetting traumatic events might cause you to not feel trauma anymore because your mind wouldn't have to deal with those bad memories anymore, however I'm thinking that the trauma is already stored up in your nervous system from all those past events, so forgetting would only result in you still feeling trauma but the only thing is that you wouldn't know why you feel all this trauma since your memories of what caused it is gone)

Could something really work like that? (Could something really work like what I said above?)

[ShidoDraws]

Well, think of it like this, cults is a perfect example of people dealing with events in their life. People typically join them because it provides them a sense of relief, for example curing cancer with exercism. Obviously we know it didn't work but the oblivious people in that circle believed it did.

And believe it or not when a human is scared to lose their life metaphorically and literally, you are prone to create scenarios in your mind that doesn't exist. That brain is not reliable when it comes to memories, because humans are imaginative creatures it makes things easy to forget and easy for things to slip in.

And traumas is just as easily blocked as the imagination you had 10 years ago.

[moontokkym]

Read "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk. It's a book all about the profound and complex effects trauma has on the body based on up to date psychiatric and medical data and studies on the subject. It'll answer as many questions on the topic as there currently are answers to.

[kyupol]

Healing from trauma? Depends on the person. I'll just share what worked for me since I've had plenty of trauma in life (bad abusive parents, being bullied and outcast in school, compulsory military in my country).

The more I detached from my ego, the less pain and suffering I felt. Ego loves trauma. It feeds on it. Whether your ego identifies as superior or inferior to everyone, the result is the same.

That's basically the short boil down answer. Ego is your enemy. Detach from it.

And to test it, expose yourself to your "triggers". In my case, it's my parents and watching "normies" seemingly fit in and have no problems. With my parents, I have to be really conscious. Need to have prayed or fasted or meditated before visiting them or else I'm guaranteed to lose my temper.

For "normies", it's all smooth sailing now. Used to mentally go into a depressive fit triggered by jealousy "man life is so unfair why didn't I have a normal social life AHHHHHH "

To help the detachment, here's some simple science...

Physics says we are made of atoms. Atoms are made of energy. We're not really "solid" because of space between atoms. Or... We are only "solid" because of the way the electrons spin around... Or some complicated scientific explanation I can't understand or articulate because I'm not very good in physics.

Matter turns into energy. Burn gasoline. Burn firewood. So if we are matter and we eventually dissolve, what are we anyway?

And... If you're more religious minded, "in the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God". Word = vibration = energy. "The grass withers, the flower fades, the word of the Lord is forever". Energy can't be created or destroyed.

Science and religion can make sense. They don't have to fight each other.

[thepenmonster]

Your traumas make you who you are. If someone pulled some mind shenanigans then you would have a very different personality.

They might even become worse because they don't know why they don't want to be around their mom (abusive) or why their knee hurts so often (took an arrow) and they never had that healing and moving on.

Or they might be a better person without the weight of pain upon them.

[Leyelle]

Definitely. Even if you forget the things that happened to you, the results still live on in your subconscious and in your body. Healing may be possible, but it's not easy. TW/// The sexual abuse I lived through as a teen is not usually at the forefront of my mind but when someone touches me the wrong way, even without malicious intent, the trauma is again triggered. Are you asking this because you're writing a story where a character has trauma? If so I'd suggest watching some videos on people's experiences with the specific sort of trauma your character suffers from, or read works from authors that have experienced the same or something similar to what your character has.

[Silver7]

I'm not writing a story, the reason why I'm asking this is because I have real trauma that bites at me from time to time. So I just wanted to know if letting go of certain memories would really solve everything or if more healing needs to take place on a deeper level

[Silver7]

Thank you for your reply and I wish you the best my friend

[Ordinaryaverageguy]

I think that sometimes "healing" includes stuffing the trauma into a memory hole & covering it up. And I suppose that for some people, sometimes, it works after a fashion. It doesn't hurt as long as no one or nothing picks away the scab. Also, again just my humble opinion, if something was easy to heal from, it might not have really been traumatic. YMMV, & I accept that.

[Leyelle]

Then yes, i think healing needs to take place on a deeper level, just forgetting won't inherently solve things, i think. I'm recovering, albeit slowly, but I find most recovery comes from addressing the issues and being able to be patient with myself as i work through them, forgetting hasn't really solved them. The same may be helpful/true for you. I hope you can find healing and recovery. Sending lots of love.

[binahwrites]

I believe that is better to address the trauma gradually in therapy, burry the trauma through hypnotherapy for example could have a detrimental effect is the trauma resurface, to move on from trauma in a more healthy and positive way it is best to address it with a professional and taking it one step a day, take care and I hope everyone that commented and sheared their stories find their version of healing and recovery

[Silver7]

I send lots of love to you too

[Silver7]

Thank you, your reply is appreciated